The professor had directed female students to remove their shirts.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has resolved a sexual harassment investigation against a professor at Montgomery College’s Takoma/Silver Spring Campus.the professor had female students remove their shirts and wear only their bras in the guise of role-playing a medical assessment. He then made comments about their bodies. The department said the lesson did not require those comments or the removal of the students’ clothing.
Following student reports, the college placed the professor, whom the Education Department did not name publicly, on paid administrative leave and conducted an investigation. The Title IX Coordinator notified all students in the professor’s class, offering assistance in reporting the incident to the police.
After interviewing students, witnesses and the department chair, the college confirmed the existence of a hostile environment based on sex, and fired the professor.Administrators told the student who initially filed the complaint that the matter had been resolved. And they offered supportive services, including counseling, academic assistance and tuition reimbursement to affected students.
But they did not notify all affected students about the matter’s resolution or the steps taken to address the hostile work environment — which are actions required by Title IX. The Education Department had been investigating that compliance failure. As part of a resolution agreement, Montgomery College is now required to notify all students in the professor’s class in writing. Additionally, the college must share the results of its 2022 Title IX climate survey with the agency’s Office of Civil Rights and provide a narrative summary of the steps taken to address concerns raised by the survey.
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